Installing (Battling) a Dumb Amazon Faucet
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2021
- Hey Gang! Today we take a deep dive and install a popular faucet you can order through the world's biggest online retail store. Sometimes, the products you order don't always have the consumer in mind! This guy here for example is going to take a few extra trips to the store to get it installed properly, and without proper instructions, this could go from a simple "I got this" to an all day affair for the DIYer. We hope this video helps a few people out there struggling with their faucet installation and shines some much needed light on hooking up these things up. Thanks for watching and we'll see ya in the next one!
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love that you left the mess up in.. best way to teach is to show mistakes being made.
Thx 👍👊
The screw worm-strap type clamp is superior in many applications, but as well as being able to over-clamp and crush the tubing, it can pinch the flexible hose being clamped, making it leak. Over-tightening any clamp usually ends in failure.
We donn nee no manufacturer's recommended clamp...let's use the manufacturer's recommended clamp. LOL! Great authenticity on real-world miscues. Keep up the great work!
We all assume the manufacturer is trying to give you cheap junk and usually that is the case. lol
Two advantages to the spring clamps: 1) They offer even pressure around the entire tube. The ones you used can cause the rubber boot to stretch and pinch to one side causing a leak. 2) The maintain consistent pressure despite thermal expansion and contraction. Not a factor in a dishwasher drain hose but in some other applications thermal expansion can cause the other clamps to cut thru the boot over time.
+1 for leaving the mistakes in. It makes you guys more human, and makes us DIY'ers feel better when our projects don't go perfectly.
Tip for installing those strainer baskets - put the putty in there and tighten it down really well, and give the putty a minute or two to squeeze out. Then tighten it again. Give it a good 10 minutes - perhaps finish the rest of the install - and go back & tighten it one more time. You'll only get a little bit more of a turn this third time, but it **really** locks it down.
Cool tip thx 👍👊
Nothing was a “standard” install on this project. Thanks for showing people that adapting as needed isn’t too difficult as long as you go step by step and change as needed. You mention a few minor but important details which is so fantastic for those just learning…..The high loop for the dishwasher is critical to allow dishwasher drain pump function.
Thx TJ 👍👊
I've installed several dishwashers as a home owner, never heard of the high loop until now. Guess I have some homework to do, but my current dishwasher I installed 11 years ago is still working fine?
@@waldogtv5486 High Loop helps prevent dirty water from sink drain backflowing into the dishwasher. I do it on all my installs.
@@crookeddonald4761 @Waldog TV It's code in most locales. Some places need the vent, but a high loop will usually pass.
There's someone else stated I had never heard of the high loop either, good information to know
I love how you guys leave in your mistakes and show how to correct them. This is the best way to show others what not to do because we can actually see how it went wrong. Newer subscriber but I'm already hooked!
What do you mean? they didn't fix the problem, there is still no main to the home... they should have installed a main shutoff and replaced those angle shutoff valves rather than hacking in the sink connection.
@@ericfraser7543 He states in the beginning that the main's location is unknown. Also, the mistake I was talking about clearly is the hose clamp on the hose. The problem was that he crushed the hose and it leaked. He reshaped the hose and put the correct clamp on therefore fixing the problem that was referred to. The sink, dishwater, and refrigerator are all working properly. No need to be a troll.
@@jorymills652 Ok call me what you want, it is still a hack, someone still needs to deal with the main or deal with a flood and then the main... it is code to have a shutoff where the utility enters the home and the utility knows where the main is located, they have locators which can find the location of the main at the street, they even have the means of installing a shutoff if none exists. FYI, in many jurisdictions a plumbing permit is required when a fixture is replaced, which needs to be pulled by a licensed plumber unless you are the homeowner doing the repairs. A licensed plumber does not even start that repair unless he finds a main shutoff, imagine his liability if he were to break that line or the valve were to fail replacing that fixture.
@@ericfraser7543 I understand all that but that was not what my original comment was about. The point of my original comment is that I appreciate when people leave in their mistakes for others to see.
@@jorymills652 sure I appreciate stud pack owning up to their mistakes... BTW I am not a troll, I think my comment is productive, even negative comments count toward the "Google algorithm"... so Stud Pack gets paid for my comments and then your responses... essentially it pays to be controversial on youtube! They just posted a video where they were called out for not pulling a permit and got a ton of hits, I give them props for owning up to it and posting it...
On a totally different subject. Yesterday I came across a roofer's comment about striking lines for aligning shingles. Both persons holding the line holds a chalk box, but you attach the loose ends to each other. One guy walks out pulling out the line from one box. After popping 2or 3 lines the one holding the extended line reels it in and as he does it pulls out the line from the other end saving the time and effort of walking back and forth. Really makes me feel like a rookie not having thought of that myself. And I never saw anyone else to it either. Duh !
Just came across this channel. I really like how they share all the details with you. A lot of others hide or don’t share when they run into issues. This guy could have is own tv show. Very good at explaining and keeps you engaged at the same time.
Well done, especially appreciated the “purge” of the line to avoid clogging the faucet end.
Its also good to purge directly from the angle valve first especially when plumbing work has been done on the water supply because depending on the faucet debris dont only get caught / stuck in the aerator but also inside of the valve cartridge it self. I just use a old supply line and flush a couple gallons into a bucket.
Buying plumbing supplies on Amazon is always a gamble lol
This. I replaced my leaky kitchen faucet with one that looked great and had great reviews. Well, the leak to the cheap old faucet was on the top back of the handle, this one I put in leaked and sent water underneath and into the basement - not much but enough to really notice one time and I ripped it out, went to HD and bought a Glacier Bay large sink basin + faucet setup that has been great. Would have been nice to only do it once!
Only uninformed idiots would buy anything from NEW WORLD ORDER Amazon!!!
This tap appears to be made to European standards, it’d all be completely standard size threads over here. (Yes, 1/2” straight pipe thread and all. Don’t ask me, it’s tradition.). Some suppliers think globalization means they can sell anything anywhere.
I LOVED the camera shot through the sink drain! I literally laughed out loud! You guys are entertaining!
I'm an insurance guy. The most common cause of water damage claims which I see is failed compression fittings. I avoid them whenever possible. Excellent instructional video! Just the right amount of detail without much wasted time.
Thx insurance guy 👊👍
Whet would you use instead of a compression fitting for a supply valve?
Are you seeing this because the compression ring failed? Or the valve wasn’t maintained and replaced?
Greatly appreciate the info.
@@par3me Threaded over compression - "when possible." My thought is the failure is a result of improper installation more than anything else. Often DIY homeowner. But, one multi-million dollar loss was the result of an 8" water main compression fitting supplying a high-rise office building. It failed and flooded the basement just a few weeks before completion. Obviously, this wasn't a DIY job. But, it still failed and would have been more secure if it included some type of mechanical fastener in addition to the compression fitting.
I had the same faucet fail its fittings so badly we had to fine tune the compression until the leaking stop... Only to find out the faucet couldn't handle the touch shutoff 'hammering'
WOW ! That is a shocker to me. The only time I have ever seen a compression fitting fail is from careless installation. It just takes a couple more seconds to do it right. I am retired now, but did handyman work for 40 years and never had one fail when I did the install. Maybe I am just that lucky though.
When installing the "add a tee" fitting on the anglestop, I would use a backup wrench on the angle stop to reduce the amount of strain on the 1/2' copper pipe.
I know! Unfortunately, you need three hands at that point.
sounds like someone that's had a line break off/blow before. (I know nothing of such) 🤣🤣
I always called those screw close hose clamps "jubilee clips" in the UK. you can add that to your international vocabulary along with pipe olives.
Funny, I always have called them hose clamps from plumbing... But they're used in other industries as well: and most non-plumbers call them either gear clamps or worm clamps....
Yep, I rarely ever hear them called anything other than jubilee clips in the UK.
Ah, 'A Jubilee Clip is a genericized brand name for worm drive hose clamp'. Had to look it up, but just a genericized brand name like Xerox for copier so it's completely arbitrary. Thought there might be some more direct reason to relate it to 'jubilee'.
There might be an insert of brass were you could reinforce the dishwasher drain hose where it collapsed under the stainless steel clamp. This was a helpful video.
I liked the 45 degree addition to line up the drain pipe to the house.
Thanks
I always enjoy your videos. When you don’t edit out mistakes I appreciate it even more. Thank you for quality content and keeping it real. I can see myself making some of the very same mistakes. I appreciate your excellent explanation and attention to detail. Great work.
Renovations are so much tougher than new builds....Love that you guys enjoy your work...thanks
When you’re working under a sink like that get an old ironing board and takeoff the legs and put the ironing board pad on it and stick it under there and lay on that thing and it’s really comfortable for you
Really enjoy watching you guys work as you give a lot of good advice and show just how flexible and resourceful you need to be when working on a house.
I love you guys. I used to work with my dad all the time the way you two do. He taught me everything I know. Bring back great memories for me and I thank you for that! God bless you both!
Amen to that!
Dad taught me most everything I know. The goofs are my own.
I liked the you chose to use the stainless steel braided line. My house was built with the stupid plastic supply lines which I changed over right away. I also put a pigtail on the garbage disposal, then I surface a electrical box in a top corner of the cabinet with GFI outlets & plugged the garbage disposal & dishwasher into. I also always use the white plumber's paste ( I don't recall the proper name of is off hand) on all the PVC connections under the sink then clean off the excess with paper towels for a more waterproof seal. I also ran a stainless steel braided line to the dishwasher. I like to use the blue PVC cement since you don't have to use a primer with it. I the blue PVC cement on all of my water lines for my irrigation system a not one failure in over 21 years. Keep making great videos. I learn a lot from them.
Thx Donald 👍👊
Love your videos for leaving in your mistakes. I think the proper way to test for leak is to dump a bucket of water at once in to the sink. When you only turn the faucet on, it might not be leaking where as you dump in a bucket it might. I had once replaced part of my drains in the kitchen and tested with only a running faucet. Worked great. As soon as my wife dumped in a bucket of water it was leaking around the sink-thingie part. It did not show with only running water from the faucet.
Just ran into your channel a few days ago, been watching a lot. You guys have some great tips and ideas, and neat to see how the pros do it. I love that you keep your mistakes, oopsies, and hard jobs included. You don't try to pretend your perfect, that helps me learn some of the right and wrong ways to do things. Love you guys. Keep up the great work.
23:15 my husband installed our new insinkerator last weekend and suggested to me to do the exact same swap out. I almost said "Go for it" but thought, for some reason they shipped it with the spring clamp so I suggested sticking with what came in the box. We haven't had any leaks so far! I'm so glad you all kept that in the video because now I have learned the lesson of what may have happened otherwise.
I've learned my lesson on Amazon faucets. Only using brand names now.
We had a new bathroom tap to use which had a 3/8 compression on one end, luckily they supplied the adaptors to 15mm pipe. Uk based here. Usually 1/2 and 3/4 inch in the UK.
Just found the channel, and liking it guys!!
First 3:00 minutes I literally learned 5 different bits of valuable plumbing/piping/fitting info! I really appreciate the easy to follow and straight forward presentation, especially those little tid-bits and details usually only learned by experience (i.e. making your own mistakes). It's a vary rare ability to teach, include details, make it easy to follow, all while making it both interesting and entertaining! Add the excellent camera work making things easy to see and the often under appriciated video editing style, and Stud Pack has one of the most professional looking, as well as personable and informative DIY channels around!
I always learn something watching Stud Pack! Thanks you guys, you’ve been a huge help with our remodel 🤚🏼
My sink plumbing was the opposite issue. I needed compression to npt. I ended up ordering a fitting off amazon that was a direct adapter from pipe to compression.worked like a charm. Couldn’t hurt to have a couple on hand for future jobs.
Have a good Sunday Stud Pak!!
I absolutely love how you guys include mistakes / f-ups and don't edit them out like everything always go perfect. Great channel!
I love the eff-ups during the installs....just like real life! Thanks for showing us how to adjust to problems as you go. Great series.
Thx Tony 👊👍
Great video! The "mistakes" teach a lot more than everything going fine. I've encountered all the challenges you showed over the years.
I love watching your videos! Shows/reminds me exactly what to do when I'm DIYing
very real life with the small leak at the end.
My heart is always in my mouth when I turn on the water after something like you did. huge sigh of relief when its not leaking.
Great video guys
Like many other viewers, I to appreciate you not deleting mistakes, and then explaining what/why it was a mistake. Whenever I'm given a work assignment and told "should be a 15 minute task", it never is, because of a host of other issues. I enjoy your videos because of your thorough explanations. Thinking not only of the moment you're in, but how it affects future work. Keep up the good work.
Sundays are even better when stud pack has a new video..keep up the good work
Nope.
You guys are amazing! Your work ethic and attention to detail are second to none. Thanks for another great video.
Ditto on all the other great comments! Just want to add one thing - love the father/son relationship. Not to be taken for granted! Thanks, both of you! PS - from a 40+ year video professional - great camera work! Again, not to be taken for granted
Yo the hose clamp segment is top shelf content. I typically use the o ring style hose clamps too “for strength” but this was a great lesson for anyone in the trades or diy’er
Thank you for sharing and your honesty in your videos. Watching your videos is like going to school and learning a new trick of the trades or a work around a difficult challenge presented by well aged builds.
It is great to see that even a pro can make a mistake and not cover it up. I would agree with you to use the hose clamp over the compression clamp, but I guess in todays designs and use of cheaper materials using what comes with the product is the best. Lesson learn for everyone.
Keep up the great work and sharing all your knowledge with us.
Thx Wayne appreciate the comment 👍👊
I appreciate your common sense and real approach to your work and the videos you produce! i enjoy watching you guys and i really like the bond you have with your son! thanks for the content!
You’re welcome 👊
Your guys are motivational, so cool how you guys work together father and son🙌🏻💪🏻.
JUST AWESOME, Guys Paul you are becoming legendary to be able to work under that sink and explain everything you are doing so precisely and clear is just amazing and all with a smile. THE HANDIEST MAN IN THE SOUTH
Thx James 👍👊
I couldn't take my eyes off the professional looking cut outs in the back of the cabinet for the plumbing and electrical fixtures!
No runs, no drips, no errors. (that weren't resolved) Nice work. Excellent videography.
Thx Wiley. Man I loved that cartoon when I was a kid 👊👍
Another great video guys I love how you show real job site problems and solutions, cuz we all know it happens to us almost daily if it's not plumbing it's electrical and if it's not electrical it's somewhere else, it happens all the time, what I feel makes a good remodeler is being able to problem solve because nothing usually goes as planned, great video guys I love them
Thx Ed 👍👊
The contractor that put our dishwater back in with second hose, like you used, used the screw type hose clamp. Did not realize it was leaking for a year after install (tile kept it under cabinets and in studs). What a mess. The contractor would not own up to causing problem, and ended fixing myself (including mold inside of walls). Wish I had seen your video a year ago...
Love watching you Guys work. I've been binge watching a bunch of videos. We are starting a new garage build with an apartment above it this spring. Much like your stud pack dream home. It's interesting to see the differences in build between an Eastern Canada build and a southern US build.
Love these videos. Thanks for not cutting out the dishwasher leak.
Jordan, your closeups are great-they make all the difference in demonstrating the task at hand. 👍 Your dad will be your hero for life; his work ethic/attitude is a blessing even to this viewer.
It's exactly those types of mistakes that you and all your viewers get to learn from. Your videos are as much educational as they are informational and entertaining.
Wow, Thanks for covering everything about the installation. this was a fantastic guide.
For something like a dishwasher drain the screw type clamp will work itself loose over time due to the temperature fluctuations. Spring type clamps always adjusts itself.
Keeping that mistake in the video will help a lot of people I'm sure. Nice job Stud Pack!
Thx 👊👍
great video. key step to take the spray nozzle off and purge trash from the line. I learned that lesson the hard way.
Thank you so much Stud Pack for showing what really happens. My wife just informed me that our kitchen sink is leaking again!. Kitchen sinks are my nemesis. She doesn't want me to touch it until canning season is over and I am about to replace kitchen cabinets anyhow after we level the concrete floors in a month or 2. So everything is complicated.
@StudPack - Do your customer a big favor and install a main shutoff valve for them. If you have any plumber friends, they probably have a set of JetSwets (or get just the size you need - they're not very expensive). If you can't buy/borrow a JetSwet, prefab a shutoff valve with a copper stub on both sides (the same size as the existing main supply) and put a sharkbite connector on one end. Prep the area to handle a bit of free-flowing water, then cut the line, slam on the sharkbite (with the valve open) and then close the valve. Now proceed as normally to connect the house-side with your new shutoff.
This is so helpful. Non of this is rocket science, but its hard as hell to do a lot of this if you haven't seen it done and explained like this. Thanks a ton.
I have the same faucet, and went through the exact same pains to deal with it. I ended up doing the male-male adapter, and glad to see I did the same as the pros!
I have that same exact faucet bought from Amazon for a great price and the faucet works great for year now. And I’m a water well driller pump installer by trade so I was happy to see those fittings.😂 I like the weight is nice and heavy and easy to adjust so head always goes back.
Canada eh? I must admit that I'm just a wee bit jealous about your winter weather down there. It's already getting cold here, and within a few weeks I'll be needing to take all of my fluids, glue, silicone, etc. out of my truck and trailer every night to prevent freezing. It's just one more pain in the kester with the colder weather here in Canada. Love you guys, and love watching your subs grow day by day. Keep up the great work!
I work and explain things just like you do. You’re teaching is great 👍🏻. You guys are a good team. I’m remodeling my kitchen in spring. I didn’t need to watch your video but I stayed watching it because you pointed out every detail. Now I know what an “olive” is “A” 😂
I installed a new kitchen faucet w/ integrated hoses in an older home. Hoses were a good 8” too short. Had a set of short 3/8” hoses and a couple 2” long 3/8” pipes on the truck. Pipe threaded couplers were a no go on the female faucet hose side, bound up on the pipe thread taper before tightening. Little town Ace Hardware came through w/ a set of straight thread 3/8” couplers.
Another great video! Thorough explanations and all the footage to show what you're talking about. Thank you!
Best plumbing advice came from my father in law who was a plumbing contractor. The first thing he said to never forget when dealing with plumbing is ,"Craps rolls down hill and never ,and I mean never chew your finger nails"!! Lol! No but ,seriously he said ,to always assemble all your faucets and connections before you install your sink"! He was correct! It's so much easier to install your faucet and deal with connections with the sink out!
Paul, you are an exceptional instructor and communicator. As always, great video!
Much appreciated Mark 👍👊
Love watching you do the job… you make it look so easy !… lol ..I’ve done many of these jobs … between Buffalo NY and Pt. St. Liucie Fl !
Indoor plumbing and water problems in general are my biggest home owner fear. Watching this gave me one less place I have to be afraid of repairing now. Thank you so much for your amazing videos!
Great instructional video, nice to see someone, beside myself, struggle working overhead & in tight spaces!
Thx Dan 💪👊
Ha, thanks for reading my comment about the olive.
I’ve installed the same tap with a Brushed finish. That click connect fitting for the head hose leaked after about 18 months. Make sure you give the head a good tighten as well, if it comes loose the water will shoot up the arm and soak underneath. Two clients have had this issue.
I had that same issue with a facet I bought and was able to find replacement hoses on Amazon so I did have to use those adapters. Great video!
Well explained. Especially all the plumbing connections.
It doesn't matter how long you've swung a hammer, you can always learn something working or watching other guys. Thanks as always, and were all smashing the like button.
i appreciate when you show us when you goof up. imo, you learn best through mistakes so thx for showing us yours.
I always used the plumber’s tape on the metal thread but you showed me that it is not needed. I am going to try that the next time. Great video. Keep up your amazing work.
I installed one of these back in 2014 or so and it was a pain for this very reason. I ended up doing exactly what you did in this video to get it done. Not to mention I had 4 holes in my sink instead of 1 or 2, lol. Added to the expense by needing to buy a new plate and soap dispenser but I got it done.
Great work guys. Glad you mentioned the GFI receptacle. I was wondering about it.
You have a lot of experience, you are a simple man who simplifies things and a brilliant teacher
Thx my friend 👍
I Like that you showed even you screw up it shows even the pros have a lil trouble here and there it's all about trial and error thank you for these videos they give me new ideas sometimes
Really liked the shot of Dad through the sink drain 🤣. So that's how the disposal works?😂
What a wealth of knowledge, eh! Thanks for a reminding that the hot and cold lines can be aimed to avoid the weight.
I always learn something new watching your videos: straight and tapered pipe thread; I had no idea.
Cool thx Karen 👍👊
another great video guys. i recently installed a waste king in my home and love the ease of installation over the typical insinkerator
Cool thx Dustin 👊👍
I have installed 5 of these faucets in rental units. Every one of them has came with 3/8" adapters to attach onto the 1/2" fittings. All of the faucets have worked flawless for over a year now. First one took me a little time to install, but the subsequent ones have been 15-30 minute jobs depending on if I have a problem getting the old faucet out. Only issue I had was one faucet had a cartridge leak right out of the box, but amazon sent me a new one in one day so it was hard to complain.
Sorry to see that yours was missing the adapters, but its good to show a real world scenario of how to modify what you got if you need to make an install that same day. Love the content, keep it coming.
Regarding screw type hose clamps. They are not good because the hot water and the cooling of that hose will cause those clams will loosen over time. The spring type clams will "self adjust" with the expansion and contraction of that hose. I know this because I was a auto technician for 10 years. On radiator hoses these clamps always leak over time. Love the channel!
Good stuff Ryan!! 👊🏼👊🏼
Your hose clamp mistake was the most educational part of the video, so it’s great you left it in. If I hadn’t seen you make that mistake, I guarantee I would’ve made it myself eventually. Now I know better! Thanks!
You got it Joe 💪👊
Love the honesty. Y’all are awesome
Love your videos! Loving the way you keep it real! Paul from 🇬🇧
I just went through the same exact thing. I ordered stuff on line twice to get the right fittings and they were wrong. Like who are they thinking they are selling these faucets too.
Awesome content keep it up 👍
Thank you guys for spreading this free knowledge!
The one that I purchased from Amazon, I had it installed without a hitch. The hoses were long enough and they had the 3/8 fitting too.
I had the old faucet off and the new one installed in under an hour.
I found that using oil filter pliers that I bought from Harbor Freight works great to remove and install the strainer ring.
I learned all about measuring fall bubbles from Shawn over at Gate City Foundation Drainage.
I just found his channel recently 👍 good stuff 👊💪
I really love your videos guys, I am learning a lot, thanks so much.
I love the 10 in 1 Klein! My husband had an old shitty one that he finally replaced with the Klein. So nice!
I love the Kid! He reminds me of The Boy Wonder, "Robin". From the 1966 Batman TV show. He's a great sidekick that makes me wonder sometimes if HE isn't the one who is REALLY in charge!
Love that you left in you're mistake! Makes us all feel a little better about our jobs!
Thx Robert 👍💪
we have the same POS faucets at work. close nipple brass 3/4 to 3/4 to yet another supply line was always pain in the ass. so much fun trying to mount and connect those POS's with sink already mounted
Quality. Id pay top dollar for this kind of work done at my home. Love this channel. Thanks for all the uploads.
Love the channel, so hooked. Always waiting on the next episode! Love from Sweden.
In the future, it may be more productive to mount your faucet, basket strainer and disposal adapter before mounting the basin to the counter top
So much easier this way
You guys are just great. Thanks for all your great work.